1. Book Launch Book Launch 25 October 2007, University of Melbourne Towards a Spatially Enabled Society Edited by Abbas Rajabifard

2. In order to showcase Prof Ian Williamson’s achievements and dedication in teaching and research which formed some of the foundations of spatial enablement, through the Centre for SDIs and LA, The University of Melbourne, we have coordinated and published the book “Towards a Spatially Enabled Society” which it is hoped will contribute to the discipline at the same time.

3. Dedication….. This book is dedicated to Professor Ian Williamson … …for his dedication and contribution to teaching and research in the related fields of land administration and SDI, which formed some of the foundation to the concept of spatial enablement. The impact of Professor Williamson’s research and scholarly activities to the spatial industry and discipline cannot be measured in publications and citations alone. The ideas influence the way countries are governed, and, particularly, the operation and evolution of cadastres, land administration systems and SDIs. These systems are now designed, built and monitored in ways that support the new strategic direction of spatially enabled government and society and facilitate sustainable development objectives, whether the country is developed or not. Towards a Spatially Enabled Society

4. Book Structure and Topic The overall theme of the book is “Towards a Spatially Enabled Society” with two focus areas: –The next generation of LAS to support sustainable development –SDI development to support a spatially enabled society.

5. Book Structure and Topic The book is divided into three parts: – The first two parts comprise 30 chapters relating to the two focus areas and the overall theme. – The final part contains information reflecting on the career of Prof Williamson.

6. Contribution Contributions to this book have come from leaders and researchers who have an interest in spatial enablement and who have worked with Ian over the past three decades. Contributors are from UN agencies, international professional associations, Academia from Europe, Americas, Asia and the Pacific and industry.

7. Contribution Contributions to this book have come from leaders and researchers who have an interest in spatial enablement and who have worked with Ian over the past three decades. Contributors are from UN agencies, international professional associations, Academia from Europe, Americas, Asia and the Pacific and industry.

8. Contributors Editor: Assoc. Professor Abbas Rajabifard, Director, Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, The University of Melbourne Foreword: - Professor Stig Enemark, President of FIG - Mr Peter Holland, President, UN-Sponsored PCGIAP, General Manager, Spatial Information Industry Advice & Facilitation Geoscience Australia, AUSTRALIA - Professor Ian D Bishop, Deputy Head, Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne Part 1: The Next Generation of Land Administration Systems to Support Sustainable Development Chapter 1: Professor Peter Dale, Honorary President of FIG Emeritus Professor, University of London, UK Chapter 2: Professor Stig Enemark, President of FIG Aalborg University, DENMARK Chapter 3: Professor Holger Magel and Silke Frank Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Institute of Geodesy,GIS and Land Management, Chair of Land Tenure and Land Development, GERMANY Chapter 4: Professor Paul van der Molen, Kadaster International, and International Institute of Geoinformation Science and Earth Obs. (ITC) The NETHERLANDS Chapter 5: Professor Don Grant, Former Surveyor General NSW, AUSTRALIA Chapter 6: Professor Brian G Lees Head, School of Physical, Environmental & Mathematical Sciences The University of NSW, and Editor, International Journal of GIS (IJGIS) AUSTRALIA Chapter 7: Mr Tony Burns, Land Equity International, AUSTRALIAChapter 8: Dr Clarissa Augustinus and Mr Ulrik Westman, Land, Tenure and Property, Administration Section UN-HABITAT, KENYA Chapter 9: Ms Jude Wallace, Senior Research Fellow Centre for SDIs and Land Administration The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 10: Dr Malcolm McKenzie Park The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 11: Dr Lisa Ting-Chan, Honorary Fellow The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 12: Dr Daniel Steudler, Swiss Federal Directorate for Cadastral Surveying, SWITZERLAND Chapter 13: Dr Kate Dalrymple, Land Equity International AUSTRALIA Chapter 14: Mr Rohan Bennett, Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 15: Mr Mohsen Kalantari, Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

9. Contributors Part 2 : Spatial Data Infrastructures to Support Spatially Enabled Societies Chapter 16: Professor Ian Masser, Professorial Fellow The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 17: Assoc. Professor Abbas Rajabifard Director, Centre for SDIs and Land Administration The University of Melbourne Chapter 18: Professor Jim Riddell Former Chief, FAO Land Tenure Service, USA Chapter 19: Mr M. Bradford, Mr D. Britton and Mr Grahame Searle Landgate, WA, AUSTRALIA Chapter 20: Mr Santiago Borrero Mutis Secretario General, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), MEXICO Chapter 21: Dr Bastiaan van Loenen and Professor dr. J. de Jong Delft University of Technology, The NETHERLANDS Chapter 22: Dr Tai On (T.O.) Chan Principal Spatial Policy Officer, Spatial Information Infrastructure,DSE, Victoria AUSTRALIA Chapter 23: Dr Serryn Eagleson Research Associate, Curtin University, WA, AUSTRALIA Chapter 24: Dr Jessica Davies Geomatic Technologies Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA Chapter 25: Assoc. Professor Kevin McDougall University of Southern Queensland, AUSTRALIA Chapter 26: Mr Andrew Binns Research Fellow, Centre for SDIs and Land Administration The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 27: Mr Hossein Mohammadi Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 28: Ms Sheelan Vaez Centre for SDIs and Land Administration The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 29: Mr Faizal Quereshi Centre for SDIs and Land Administration The University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Chapter 30: Assoc. Professor Abbas Rajabifard, Mr Andrew Binns and Ms Jude Wallace Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, The University of Melbourne Part 3 : Career of Professor Ian Williamson Professor Arnold Bregt and Wageningen University Centre for Geo-information, The NETHERLANDS Dr Joep Crompvoets Instituut voor de Overheid Public Management Institute Leuven, BELGIUM Professor John McLaughlin President and Vice-Chancellor University of New Brunswick, CANADA